How Rube Waddell's BABIP Compares to Similar Players
Rube Waddell posted a career BABIP of .221, well below the league average of .289 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best BABIP season came in 1902, posting .330, above the league average of .296 that year. The lowest point came in 1897 at .000, well below the league average of .331 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .164 in 1908 to .096 in 1909 and .143 in 1910. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the BABIP profile — ranging from .000 to .330 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Rube Waddell Lifetime BABIP
Stats similar to BABIP for Rube Waddell
| Rube Waddell
BABIP |
|---|
| Career | 0.221 |
| Season Avg. | 0.221 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.221 |
| More Info | See More |
Rube Waddell BABIP Per Season
Rube Waddell's BABIP for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rube Waddell BABIP by Team
Rube Waddell's career BABIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Waddell BABIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rube Waddell's career BABIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Rube Waddell BABIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube Waddell's seasonal BABIP alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rube Waddell BABIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with BABIP alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
